Five Nations 1969

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Five Nations 1969
Number of nations 5
winner Wales Wales (16th title)
Opening game January 11, 1969
Tournament end April 12, 1969
Games 10
Points 234  (⌀: 23.4 per game)
tries 31  (⌀: 3.1 per game)
Most of the points EnglandEngland Bob Hiller (36)
Most attempts WalesFlag of Wales (1959 – present) .svg Maurice Richards (6)
Five Nations 1968
Five Nations 1970

The 1969 edition of the annual Five Nations rugby union tournament ( Six Nations since 2000 ) took place between January 11th and April 12th. The tournament winner was Wales , which achieved the Triple Crown with wins against all British teams .

Closing table

country Games Victories Unent. Ndlg. Game
points
Table
points
Wales Wales 4th 3 1 0 79:31 7th
IrelandIreland Ireland 4th 3 0 1 61:48 6th
EnglandEngland England 4th 2 0 2 54:58 4th
ScotlandScotland Scotland 4th 1 0 3 12:44 2
FranceFrance France 4th 0 1 3 28:53 1

Results

date place encounter Result
11th January Stade Olympique , Colombes France - Scotland 3: 6
January 25th Lansdowne Road , Dublin Ireland - France 17: 9
February 1st Murrayfield Stadium , Edinburgh Scotland - Wales 3:17
February 8 Lansdowne Road, Dublin Ireland - England 17:15
February 22 Twickenham Stadium , London England - France 22: 8
February 22 Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh Scotland - Ireland 0:16
8th of March Cardiff Arms Park , Cardiff Wales - Ireland 24:11
March, 15 Twickenham Stadium, London England - Scotland 8: 3
March 22 Stade Olympique, Colombes France - Wales 8: 8
12. April Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff Wales - England 30: 9

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